26 April 2014

The "slit-the-throat" gesture he made was dubbed prophetic, but the words Joseph Yeo made at the end of the game was more appropriate.

"They cannot beat us so they want to take me out of the game," Air 21 Express star guard said after he got ejected in the Express’ do-or-die game in the PLDT Home TVolution Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals against San Miguel Beer on 25 April 2014.

Yeo was called for a flagrant foul penalty two and an automatic ejection for hitting Beermen Chris Ross below the belt. The two men were involved in a lot of physical stuff before the play, but the referees only penalized the player known as "The Ninja."

Not somebody to minced words, Yeo believes the penalty for his actions was extra harsh.

"I think it’s a penalty one or a technical foul, but F2, that’s too much," Yeo told InterAksyon.com in an exclusive interview. He had already scored 11 points before the ejection.

The outspoken cager also admitted that his move was intentional and meant to convey a strong message to his opponents.

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PBA Advisory

2017 Commissioner's Cup Format

The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6-foot-10.

The top 2 teams will earn twice-to-beat edges over Nos. 7 and 8 while the No. 3 against No. 6 and No. 4 versus No. 5 pairing will be a best-of-three affair in the quarterfinals.

The semifinal stage will have a pair of best-of-five matches and the finals will be a race-to-four affair.

Gilas Pilipinas

Manila will host one of the three tournaments in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The Philippine national men’s basketball team will try to pull off massive upsets against France, New Zealand, Canada, Turkey and Senegal in the competition slated on July 5 to July 10 at Mall of Asia Arena.

A total of 18 teams will participate in the three-nation event whose champions will book tickets to the 2016 Rio Olympics.